1. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data An Introduction to the NJSHAD Online Data Access Tool September, 2011

2. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Online data access tool Links to publicationspublications Public health indicator reportsindicator reports Custom query systemquery system Technical notes, background info What is NJSHAD?

3. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Hard copy or web-only reports Links to NJDHSS offices publications page or homepage One-stop easy access Publications

4. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Public health status reports Similar to a fact sheet Provide numerical and contextual info From many areas of NJDHSS Indicator Reports

5. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Indicator Reports 162 reports online so far (Sept 2011) Alphabetical index Categorized index –Outline format –Allows a profile to be indexed under more than one category –Can show placeholders for future reports

6. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Categorized Index

7. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Categorized Index

8. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Indicator Reports

9. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Whats In Each Indicator Report? Always Definition Numerator Denominator Why is this important? Graph Data table corresponding to graph Data source Link to view complete profile Sometimes Healthy People objective Healthy NJ objective Related indicators within NJSHAD How are we doing? How do we compare with U.S.? What is being done? Available services Data notes Data interpretation issues Maps or other images Links to other graphical views…

10. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Other Graphical Views Default view –First Trimester Prenatal Care by Mother's Age Other graphical views –by Year –by Mothers Race/Ethnicity –by Marital Status –by Mothers Educational Attainment –by Mothers Number of Previous Births –by Mothers Medicaid Status –by County of Residence

11. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Thats great, but I need to know about first trimester prenatal care by mothers age and race/ethnicity for only 4 counties.

12. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Query System What is it? –Interactive web-based system that allows users to query public health datasets directly –It replaced our old SHAD system that had been in use since 2001

13. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Query System Datasets currently included: –Birth –Death –Fetal death –Infant death-birth match Datasets that we plan to add: –Inpatient hospital discharge (UB) –Emergency department encounters –Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS)

14. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Birth Query Measures Five main birth measures Count, birth rates, and fertility rates Adolescent births Prenatal care Infant birth weight Preterm births

15. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Query Builder Many variables to choose from Year of birth Maternal age Maternal race/ethnicity Other maternal characteristics Infant characteristics Health care services utilization County or municipality of residence State where birth occurred

16. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Query Builder How do you build a query? Choose a birth measure (ex: low birth weight) Narrow your query (ex: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, & Somerset Co. only) Choose row and column variables (ex: pnc onset x plurality) and graph type (optional) Submit

17. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Query Results

18. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Still need more info? Help pages Definitions and calculations Technical notes about the datasets Query system tutorial and tip sheet Contact info

19. New Jersey State Health Assessment Data http://nj.gov/health/shad